Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Institute of Allied Health Sciences and Departments of Occupational Therapy and Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
PLoS One. 2021 Jul 13;16(7):e0254333. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254333. eCollection 2021.
This study tested the construct validity (i.e., factor structure) of the Persian Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) on a sample of male prisoners.
All the participants (mean±SD age = 39.44±7.94 years) completed three scales-the Persian MAAS, the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis with differential item functioning (DIF) were applied to examine the construct validity of the MAAS. Specifically, the DIF was tested across different insomnia status (using ISI with a cutoff of 15), psychiatric well-being status (using GHQ-12 with a cutoff of 12), and age (using mean age of 39.44 as the cutoff).
The CFA results showed a single factor solution for the Persian MAAS. The Rasch results showed all MAAS items fit in the construct (infit mean square [MnSq] = 0.72 to 1.41; outfit MnSq = 0.74 to 1.39) without displaying DIF items (DIF contrast = -0.34 to 0.31 for insomnia condition; -0.22 to 0.25 for psychiatric well-being; -0.26 to 0.29 for age).
The Persian version of the MAAS is, therefore, a valid instrument to measure mindfulness among Iranian male prisoners.
本研究在男性囚犯样本中测试了波斯语正念注意觉察量表(MAAS)的建构效度(即因素结构)。
所有参与者(平均年龄±标准差=39.44±7.94 岁)完成了三个量表——波斯语 MAAS、失眠严重程度指数(ISI)和 12 项一般健康问卷(GHQ-12)。验证性因子分析(CFA)和带有差异项目功能(DIF)的 Rasch 分析用于检验 MAAS 的建构效度。具体而言,通过 ISI(以 15 分为界)的 DIF 测试不同的失眠状态,通过 GHQ-12(以 12 分为界)的 DIF 测试心理健康状况,以及通过平均年龄 39.44 岁的 DIF 测试年龄。
CFA 结果显示,波斯语 MAAS 具有单一因素解决方案。Rasch 结果显示,所有 MAAS 项目均符合建构(infit 均方 [MnSq] = 0.72 至 1.41;outfit MnSq = 0.74 至 1.39),且没有显示出 DIF 项目(对于失眠状况,DIF 对比= -0.34 至 0.31;对于心理健康状况,DIF 对比= -0.22 至 0.25;对于年龄,DIF 对比= -0.26 至 0.29)。
因此,波斯语 MAAS 是一种有效的测量伊朗男性囚犯正念的工具。